AwardsWatch - 2022 oscars

94th Academy Awards winners: ‘CODA’ wins Best Picture, breaking 89 years of stats; Will Smith slaps Chris Rock live on stage

Erik Anderson March 27, 2022

Well, they did say it would be exciting. After another long Oscar season the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the winners of... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE

Erik Anderson March 25, 2022

The path for The Power of Dog had been an easy one, laid out in the most traditional of ways. A kickoff at the Venice... Read More

Anonymous Oscar Ballot #1: Voter champions ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Flee,’ calls the Academy and producer’s show changes “ridiculous”

Kevin L. Lee March 24, 2022

The Oscars are right around the corner, and it’s time to get a taste of what some of the voters have been championing. Below is... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR

Erik Anderson March 23, 2022

Will Smith’s Oscar journey started exactly 20 years ago, when he was nominated for his performance as famed boxer Muhammed Ali in 2001’s Ali. He... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR

Erik Anderson March 23, 2022

The supporting actor race has ended up quite different from how it started. When critics’ awards began in December, Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Erik Anderson March 23, 2022

As one of only two acting contenders to sweep all precursors, Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) is on her way to an Oscar win. Better... Read More

FINAL Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Erik Anderson March 22, 2022

The screenplay categories have been a roller coaster that no one could have imagined with precursors for adapted split amongst three films: CODA, The Lost... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG

Erik Anderson March 22, 2022

Barring a complete turnaround due to Encanto and its songs and soundtrack peaking throughout February and March (entirely possible), this should be a blowout for... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY

Erik Anderson March 21, 2022

One of the tougher categories this season got significantly much easier after the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced last night, awarding Greig Fraser’s lensing... Read More